To celebrate the upcoming Louie Fest 2007, the organizers of the LouieFest have teamed up with LouieLouie.net, in conjunction with MOstuf Productions and Natalis Group to create the very first Plug-In LOUIE…
Category: Music Therapy
Solidarity with New Orleans Musicians
Passed on by my friends at Rock ‘n’ Rap Confidential, here’s something for our comrades in New Orleans: HIGH NOON August 26 Sunday we are organizing a Silent second line in protest…
Sly Stone Lives! …. and other Sunday musings…
Yesterday, I witnessed some musical history. Sly Stone has reunited himself, and performed yesterday in San Jose, California. For those that love the music of Sly and the Family Stone, it was…
Was San Jose actually the site for First Rock ‘n’ Roll Riot?
After I sent out a little bulletin about the historical significance of the 1956 San Jose riot to my friends on MySpace, I got a reply back from my pal Joey Myers:…
July 7 = Rock and Roll History in San Jose
July 7th is a big day in rock and roll, both in history past tense and history about to be written. For some of you, July 7th is very important because Al…
Another McCartney review?
Does the world really need another review of the latest Paul McCartney album? This has absolutely nothing to do with LOUIE LOUIE or the upcoming documentary, but I just felt like writing…
RIP: KPIG co-founder Laura Ellen Hopper, and way-too-many American soldiers
Monday was Memorial Day in the United States of America. A national holiday to remember the brave men and women that sacrificed their lives for the good of their country. A time…
Names for Country Singers
Earlier this month, I recycled a fun little game from PSPOT on how to get your “blues singer name.” Now in the same spirit, my friend Jose Segue of the HicksWithSticks.com alt-country…
The Big Dirk Fest
I’m not sure if this is really LOUIE-related topic, but next month, there’s going to be a major 2-day celebration to honor the late Dirk Dirksen, the “pope of San Francisco punk…
BIG Berlin LOUIE LOUIE Party- Wednesday, May 9
This Wednesday, May 9th, there’s going to be a big LOUIE LOUIE party in Berlin, Germany. One Song. One Night. 1001 Versions! A massive celebration of the 50th anniversary of the song!…